Case of homeless man stealing food raises questions

Tuesday

Jan 14, 2014 at 12:01 AMJan 14, 2014 at 2:50 PM

In reference to the Times-News article in the Region section on Jan, 10, I am a bit dismayed by what I read. The article describes a homeless man being arrested for “breaking into” an open church and stealing food, ice cream and tools. I cannot see from this article why a church would want to prosecute this man. Perhaps they should have considered Christian ethics and tried to feed and help him.

This alone is enough for cause for concern but what is even more disheartening is the fact that this man was left in jail for nearly six months, “awaiting trial”. Is no one else concerned by this? Surely, I must be missing something.